Washington, D.C. – Migrants who entered the United States under a Biden-era immigration program using the CBP One mobile app have been told to leave the country “immediately,” the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Monday, marking the latest in a series of reversals of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies by the Trump administration.
More than 900,000 migrants had been granted temporary entry through CBP One since January 2023, with many receiving two-year parole status that allowed them to live and work in the U.S. The app, recently renamed CBP Home, was intended to reduce illegal border crossings by offering a legal, streamlined entry process.
Now, those migrants are receiving termination notices — and a clear message: self-deport or face enforcement.
“It’s time for you to abandon the United States,” read one email to a Honduran family, reviewed by the Associated Press. Social media posts from other affected migrants, including those from Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico, show similar revocation notices.
The DHS media affairs office framed the decision as a matter of national security: “Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders.”
While officials declined to provide an exact number, the policy could affect hundreds of thousands.
Immigrant advocacy groups, including Al Otro Lado, warned that many recipients had already integrated into American communities, enrolled children in schools, and secured jobs under work permits granted through the CBP One program.
Trump’s first-day executive order had already shut down new CBP One entries, stranding thousands in Mexican border towns who had been awaiting appointments.
The administration has also moved to end other Biden-era parole programs, including one that allowed over half a million people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to fly to the U.S. with financial sponsors. That policy ends April 24.
Separately, Trump officials announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 1.1 million people, including 600,000 Venezuelans and 500,000 Haitians — though a federal court has temporarily paused some of those rollbacks.
Critics argue that the sweeping changes could ignite a humanitarian crisis, especially at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“This isn’t about security — it’s about erasing any trace of humane immigration policy,” said one immigration attorney representing several affected families.
The CBP One app had been one of the Biden administration’s hallmark immigration tools, praised by some international organizations for its orderly processing. Its removal, combined with the latest mass parole cancellations, represents a full-scale dismantling of Biden’s legal migration pathways.
